Design and Nature, OK I Really Just Want to Show You My Vacay Pics!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Warning:  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This post is filled with beautiful nature </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">photos that have nothing to do </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">with design, or do they?  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I think Frank Lloyd Wright </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">would agree with me.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But, if you don't enjoy nature pics </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">then this post will not appeal to you in the least.   </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8Xtrp0WgDiBJqyVMH9vwtGCdzBkOrp7AqdoXo82tJoez5ElNNnFJlJ-dP1Sn_UB86JKnwOt2_fVMLe7axeB49WCodeO9WlcsLHupFXO5dfVgYrP3RKGY8WGuVcBgsPwLNTGwJyTq4hZP/s1600/IMG_2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8Xtrp0WgDiBJqyVMH9vwtGCdzBkOrp7AqdoXo82tJoez5ElNNnFJlJ-dP1Sn_UB86JKnwOt2_fVMLe7axeB49WCodeO9WlcsLHupFXO5dfVgYrP3RKGY8WGuVcBgsPwLNTGwJyTq4hZP/s1600/IMG_2024.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is always great to take a break </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">from the everyday and enjoy some downtime.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">That's what vacations are for right?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">To recharge and get a new perspective!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And what better way </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to do that then enjoy nature </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">on a fantastic hike.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCDy-nX7E_O3jJgRsDtmxq0jFx6uGS_tv0bIFCDTFrInEh3jSXpvcVuMaLvzfP0uPs3y8bZzS3UZDT4sYaN4yhHrPK1rOLVnKwS5CHO5PrqOMmJKR6oJNYVsMzBWiUPFSfmA9gWtrCG8c/s1600/IMG_2050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCDy-nX7E_O3jJgRsDtmxq0jFx6uGS_tv0bIFCDTFrInEh3jSXpvcVuMaLvzfP0uPs3y8bZzS3UZDT4sYaN4yhHrPK1rOLVnKwS5CHO5PrqOMmJKR6oJNYVsMzBWiUPFSfmA9gWtrCG8c/s1600/IMG_2050.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We took a fun hike today </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">on the Lily Pad Hiking </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">trail in Summit County, Colorado.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It was about five miles </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">total which is just about right for me.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpU-G9KXNUwcjT56Wm4aa8Wt0XNY95gpH1yebR6tC2DtvcFfDZWaoW8P_UVBIG3OkMqVyufyirjAu1YBcEMvW6O_-wIgmld2sFn3BGp_I12IsWmMcIA1oDmK8RwsDBTdSkfmTgBPAurE3/s1600/IMG_2055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpU-G9KXNUwcjT56Wm4aa8Wt0XNY95gpH1yebR6tC2DtvcFfDZWaoW8P_UVBIG3OkMqVyufyirjAu1YBcEMvW6O_-wIgmld2sFn3BGp_I12IsWmMcIA1oDmK8RwsDBTdSkfmTgBPAurE3/s1600/IMG_2055.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There were lots of beautiful ponds </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and streams along the way.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My photos don't truly capture </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">how lovely it really was.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This peaceful pond was hidden by trees and bushes.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKup8T4IikYpgL9y-Tri-popQKSSKDxM8zCEJrznGmrJOmZM0-xdriZ_O7EbLOvBzQAmicTSge7tQgAU-S66QynPfGz5hZkk5jFYQHrGWQKfWSKUaGL1S2jnaSuj9BKIj5VbenGqSbCXW8/s1600/IMG_2061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKup8T4IikYpgL9y-Tri-popQKSSKDxM8zCEJrznGmrJOmZM0-xdriZ_O7EbLOvBzQAmicTSge7tQgAU-S66QynPfGz5hZkk5jFYQHrGWQKfWSKUaGL1S2jnaSuj9BKIj5VbenGqSbCXW8/s1600/IMG_2061.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A small stream flowing into it.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love the sound of a running stream.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6otdXBAuk7y87Dzb1OjAMYvy9rud9prAvp34m1HLN8U8tIDzhhIB_3C-zzqssTifeD6i3Mb_2EITknFewlMGzPMswgF_Ojs6jY5H8Mhv5X4Z5XqEYslgSGUgpBPr7qKVfjkAAnNfi0Mi/s1600/IMG_2057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6otdXBAuk7y87Dzb1OjAMYvy9rud9prAvp34m1HLN8U8tIDzhhIB_3C-zzqssTifeD6i3Mb_2EITknFewlMGzPMswgF_Ojs6jY5H8Mhv5X4Z5XqEYslgSGUgpBPr7qKVfjkAAnNfi0Mi/s1600/IMG_2057.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">How serene is this?</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQ1QCg604a3fEEQf8e4261OzU-v1frwMIb8z-EVFD3GencMRha6UHsQ-6iSOOiL9nIxtoLH1dmjoqNSxA_S3zJRbj5al7uWtCt2P1d7IukL8jIXfEWG2VOe1KgSvcIF4x4FOuAvK-fWtz/s1600/IMG_2065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQ1QCg604a3fEEQf8e4261OzU-v1frwMIb8z-EVFD3GencMRha6UHsQ-6iSOOiL9nIxtoLH1dmjoqNSxA_S3zJRbj5al7uWtCt2P1d7IukL8jIXfEWG2VOe1KgSvcIF4x4FOuAvK-fWtz/s1600/IMG_2065.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We crossed bridges </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabnsjR5gLHzW3TYMYzgIA5eFvYUEMW0KOv9VcDtywwGMNBfJeujWN8U_oU6O2NEEpO7quzsus7rjVspUnhVDdKHOkTQI4NiYJNP05gtXWrI0ZMEUXM-mXX9VsrqPPwYP0KqAqsI8nSgBU/s1600/IMG_2068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabnsjR5gLHzW3TYMYzgIA5eFvYUEMW0KOv9VcDtywwGMNBfJeujWN8U_oU6O2NEEpO7quzsus7rjVspUnhVDdKHOkTQI4NiYJNP05gtXWrI0ZMEUXM-mXX9VsrqPPwYP0KqAqsI8nSgBU/s1600/IMG_2068.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">with more streams running under them. </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQN4f8lXmNOx2gE3iN88J6lSmZAZLHhjqIWqMOeSXnFOntyySJrUvYp7d9M9Zp7O2Cg8fbPjoSo3h9j-04My28hZXlc3y1dXy-Zx3MjQuRAUJ7KlofTnAi4_5qpU115J8DHURnHJOGgFgN/s1600/IMG_2072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQN4f8lXmNOx2gE3iN88J6lSmZAZLHhjqIWqMOeSXnFOntyySJrUvYp7d9M9Zp7O2Cg8fbPjoSo3h9j-04My28hZXlc3y1dXy-Zx3MjQuRAUJ7KlofTnAi4_5qpU115J8DHURnHJOGgFgN/s1600/IMG_2072.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">How perfect is nature?</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdlNG8Z7weMyPfgLVdUSG9kics7rB3EZK065FAwAcCEhTqyYu8q-cloB1sgKcXKPGOUReeORC0ygg9G-Bs7ZZAwOdErRKa4SL5zCj47arS3PFvjzeJQcj0Nlha4vWS2dZUQ3PaiB3WpXw/s1600/IMG_2073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdlNG8Z7weMyPfgLVdUSG9kics7rB3EZK065FAwAcCEhTqyYu8q-cloB1sgKcXKPGOUReeORC0ygg9G-Bs7ZZAwOdErRKa4SL5zCj47arS3PFvjzeJQcj0Nlha4vWS2dZUQ3PaiB3WpXw/s1600/IMG_2073.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I don't think I could ever get tired of hiking.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2fUlf_bwpo8tiA6nxAfHVzLIxENKVhXu2H6bOEU5ofJ0Hwb1-9MZuxx7wX1RjDlSO_AWDXfzpyPvvQSnPfqCM77ZGlvUz4_IZae9um7NxTdILYIF0dQbvRLzTCdawNKbOr1hAOW7vf3cB/s1600/IMG_2075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2fUlf_bwpo8tiA6nxAfHVzLIxENKVhXu2H6bOEU5ofJ0Hwb1-9MZuxx7wX1RjDlSO_AWDXfzpyPvvQSnPfqCM77ZGlvUz4_IZae9um7NxTdILYIF0dQbvRLzTCdawNKbOr1hAOW7vf3cB/s1600/IMG_2075.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zIOCf8KkrZEIkkRi0cHkGRQMY1tFbtilEogI3mHX95tVP0B2IflgJrk6cfX0hs1-2khRrjfFqycljjrytm-VYfsi1-K4cQWAdaAIjgsrvtIEZ0FnmsJYnCcJaxGTWYZKIVkbsJtd6gii/s1600/IMG_2076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zIOCf8KkrZEIkkRi0cHkGRQMY1tFbtilEogI3mHX95tVP0B2IflgJrk6cfX0hs1-2khRrjfFqycljjrytm-VYfsi1-K4cQWAdaAIjgsrvtIEZ0FnmsJYnCcJaxGTWYZKIVkbsJtd6gii/s1600/IMG_2076.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We spotted Mr. Beaver on some rocks.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqcVV-chKUhl-AeGuWYYjlbuhng-sG2faixc5pcexB6aB4hPMxSQ_FSbyZD1bVM9KLP5iVVDBWPdElzk2af4CHBiCGVuGtItwIi5g8sVCLE6-8k5rUFPv6Yh51OWFF1Yv5JvfLuEC8So0/s1600/IMG_2086.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqcVV-chKUhl-AeGuWYYjlbuhng-sG2faixc5pcexB6aB4hPMxSQ_FSbyZD1bVM9KLP5iVVDBWPdElzk2af4CHBiCGVuGtItwIi5g8sVCLE6-8k5rUFPv6Yh51OWFF1Yv5JvfLuEC8So0/s1600/IMG_2086.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And we finally came upon the Lily Pond.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrrl5TPQcKQ6f5ozm9w1O9j-lma1-Ua7QLIrH45FQr5pu5VRjJO4NZ1ASOg-BWUXeleP2XIb3ASoO5Qlivxbr5Svgm8jckY4yqlgtmkrsgO8w00_hNvUQlAKDEEuuK_geaPLGNqTcARqR/s1600/IMG_2097.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0hTjd2dnsrc2Lx2gClKf4QPRG6lHv-nTY3OQPpJCgofZZyEMSeJE6DHQ5okANkzxYYujXw8NLRskI2XyrvWQkBNs6mTqci0ECQWTjCeGe7XRxmeiIw8e-6boCq3fNyahOXnpEYw6fWkB/s1600/IMG_2118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0hTjd2dnsrc2Lx2gClKf4QPRG6lHv-nTY3OQPpJCgofZZyEMSeJE6DHQ5okANkzxYYujXw8NLRskI2XyrvWQkBNs6mTqci0ECQWTjCeGe7XRxmeiIw8e-6boCq3fNyahOXnpEYw6fWkB/s1600/IMG_2118.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Seeing this makes it totally worth the hike!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDP8btaZ_crjrptfDEm_Lw8kIyyJFqCkKdWiZBOb6Akx6Hgy4HK2Zl_icu1WSrcWvIm5RaYvpI89XE9rylWk7jO4RGvb3TR-ivG96ahd11pZo0QZdjUw1swf33kjmPEkqBvCdSGOG1rdN/s1600/IMG_2092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDP8btaZ_crjrptfDEm_Lw8kIyyJFqCkKdWiZBOb6Akx6Hgy4HK2Zl_icu1WSrcWvIm5RaYvpI89XE9rylWk7jO4RGvb3TR-ivG96ahd11pZo0QZdjUw1swf33kjmPEkqBvCdSGOG1rdN/s1600/IMG_2092.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mr. Beaux and I posing in front of the pond.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNjnDi_r4CH7TMGr6CLHkznvzhOuO0iLPeY1zWzhZ4KjTPHLbKxg0K3Tn93cbgV6mEVLmhxeTe-ISsk_AmqhyTKteW9iAi4flms5_AWFxcNbrXIWZbbVnweSmsBbQ4D2vFu3kIsOBXWvM/s1600/IMG_2103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNjnDi_r4CH7TMGr6CLHkznvzhOuO0iLPeY1zWzhZ4KjTPHLbKxg0K3Tn93cbgV6mEVLmhxeTe-ISsk_AmqhyTKteW9iAi4flms5_AWFxcNbrXIWZbbVnweSmsBbQ4D2vFu3kIsOBXWvM/s1600/IMG_2103.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Right beyond the pond </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">was another secluded lake.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgO1mLefJFQAxsKMCUj0VPoshaHAWPLPdGWInIFo2bVMza9D1bm1THvATn1PLwuHfE7rdM8dO_njgZvY5B6TtjS5gg_p_g_djZyOEtkM52G5IIpbWaoDQ7PMvzy8mcS4nnaBuxfFVn-ucC/s1600/IMG_2108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgO1mLefJFQAxsKMCUj0VPoshaHAWPLPdGWInIFo2bVMza9D1bm1THvATn1PLwuHfE7rdM8dO_njgZvY5B6TtjS5gg_p_g_djZyOEtkM52G5IIpbWaoDQ7PMvzy8mcS4nnaBuxfFVn-ucC/s1600/IMG_2108.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mr. Beaux took this photo of a Bald Eagle.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">He was hanging out in the trees </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and some cute little dogs barked </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">at him and he showed off for us </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">by circling a few times around the lake.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMCs61DU8lPRLirWNx80TCd-PFaLUUIUwn6H-BDfVg8mFZyz0PF6WOauIRDzucpzfZA5NSqsUxq-UvPc4qo_IVNqdYzbjC4evKiKx7PIAyXvEDPU6xW80S20IVTIw4KdAPlWz0rmDZjFK/s1600/IMG_2117.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> We headed back on the trail. </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-X97M9R9q0riYFbDPGEUvIzREN55XuLCObj9HiwSI3D9VneYOw8XsC4u-MFbYhrg3EQdDY5g25aZqIC6f-o_VOucLIOjQCksKLFqWkgGxSLdavsJ-6eXfCnd9fJK9IFSFtVEpcrPLllhN/s1600/IMG_2120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-X97M9R9q0riYFbDPGEUvIzREN55XuLCObj9HiwSI3D9VneYOw8XsC4u-MFbYhrg3EQdDY5g25aZqIC6f-o_VOucLIOjQCksKLFqWkgGxSLdavsJ-6eXfCnd9fJK9IFSFtVEpcrPLllhN/s1600/IMG_2120.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But not before I took a few more </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">shots of the gorgeous lily pads.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Until Next Time,</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beaux R'eves</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div>

Design and Nature, OK I Really Just Want to Show You My Vacay Pics!

Warning:   This post is filled with beautiful nature  photos that have nothing to do  with design, or do they?   I think Frank Lloyd Wright ...

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Take A Hike!

<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">~Welcome to Dillon, Colorado~ </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">My favorite place on earth.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I love our Mountain home and wish </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">we were able to spend more time here.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjeEeUIfcRolLFhYg3mfxUvR5h6pUuniujdAQMHWgvY6K9ctK-m9_xPwvT6TMKXzFmSpU53GuWZLnMs55ckUOPcXtG9XNclwtBa_stzHt-JVDl4gUGVSPdtkBgvS8hZGJ3LxvbU57Yw8/s1600/IMG_4905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjeEeUIfcRolLFhYg3mfxUvR5h6pUuniujdAQMHWgvY6K9ctK-m9_xPwvT6TMKXzFmSpU53GuWZLnMs55ckUOPcXtG9XNclwtBa_stzHt-JVDl4gUGVSPdtkBgvS8hZGJ3LxvbU57Yw8/s640/IMG_4905.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">This is Lake Dillon where we hiked today.</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  C'mon with us on our hike.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDKSXGm904EMsYkme3Mtb0mzCqvyCORU2KJ365qzlnaWyngQNAGDc7ye8uJZDHZtcMFiI9u_HWsWH79vIavsx9VeMCoRUgEbr94pbJRrX_TAfxcv64QG0nIGE_9vyY9qAINuHBpjmg8Y/s1600/IMG_4887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDKSXGm904EMsYkme3Mtb0mzCqvyCORU2KJ365qzlnaWyngQNAGDc7ye8uJZDHZtcMFiI9u_HWsWH79vIavsx9VeMCoRUgEbr94pbJRrX_TAfxcv64QG0nIGE_9vyY9qAINuHBpjmg8Y/s640/IMG_4887.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">We start out in a meadow that is about four houses down from our house.  The dogs LOVE walking with us and they zig zag on the trail sniffing the whole time.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">You can see a corner of lake off to the right of the photo.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1n73LXaQkA7e1HQ_9GtX6KfoM46oyp66Q0GRJdbDeVwhnm9JbG8JKbU8S7X2O2p1qC2Gj2Sjee0QEmsEeEA8fJS8Ai1aF7HtYGYRdgaypPT50LjU7YVZ6IiSXbqNkR2OXIX3iUeAnDY0/s1600/IMG_4888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1n73LXaQkA7e1HQ_9GtX6KfoM46oyp66Q0GRJdbDeVwhnm9JbG8JKbU8S7X2O2p1qC2Gj2Sjee0QEmsEeEA8fJS8Ai1aF7HtYGYRdgaypPT50LjU7YVZ6IiSXbqNkR2OXIX3iUeAnDY0/s640/IMG_4888.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">How beautiful is that?  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">The lake is really quite large. </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> There is a marina nearby where lots of sailboats are docked.  The lake is actually man-made.  It was a small finger-lake until they built a Dam in 1961 and flooded over the original town.  They saved a few of the buildings and one is a cute breakfast restaurant. </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfepDs_dfNVy5vQZLCr-Pnjev9aXjX_h3PtNnHu_rNEtw1Rdwz19a7jERErCl9ag2vLvToEGuByC2t246k1mr1mH6j1F7D2a-DYSd2jJ040nPfNhTOq9ZIVKnukWC-ocBZCh-vbrzEyso/s1600/IMG_4902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfepDs_dfNVy5vQZLCr-Pnjev9aXjX_h3PtNnHu_rNEtw1Rdwz19a7jERErCl9ag2vLvToEGuByC2t246k1mr1mH6j1F7D2a-DYSd2jJ040nPfNhTOq9ZIVKnukWC-ocBZCh-vbrzEyso/s640/IMG_4902.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> The surrounding land is all a preserved state park so no houses are built directly on the lake.  The girls are heading up the mountain to the lookout point.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">It's about 1.5 miles up the hill.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCP10O-vniCD5xt8aig1y1039V8R49keoYhmh4cLVpjcmCWn4nLmEZ8f7tb29-v6cYjs_eoQhuKXEzQNwjLHezLpOPSwc0Zi8FeEnbciISizT9V50IOCUrYvrYK2wEVm89Tv6nZrdF7Rg/s1600/IMG_4898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCP10O-vniCD5xt8aig1y1039V8R49keoYhmh4cLVpjcmCWn4nLmEZ8f7tb29-v6cYjs_eoQhuKXEzQNwjLHezLpOPSwc0Zi8FeEnbciISizT9V50IOCUrYvrYK2wEVm89Tv6nZrdF7Rg/s640/IMG_4898.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I love being surrounded by all of the trees and the brilliant blue sky.  It's nice and cool up here, temps in the </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">low 70's and mid 50's at night.</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  Ahhhhhhhh, it's the perfect respite to the scorching heat we have been experiencing.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyFLbcOVPUpz5X0O6-Df8xyZSBWlgaFv3OaCBYy4oNy2VmGE75cPhuZVe3v4smK6iKXthlGsrsPgQsPZ-nuxgB7SBvfC-ewGnO90mOM0hwbehvIgUw8g1n2J7THYkv5TNF4SugL6KN4E/s1600/IMG_4900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyFLbcOVPUpz5X0O6-Df8xyZSBWlgaFv3OaCBYy4oNy2VmGE75cPhuZVe3v4smK6iKXthlGsrsPgQsPZ-nuxgB7SBvfC-ewGnO90mOM0hwbehvIgUw8g1n2J7THYkv5TNF4SugL6KN4E/s640/IMG_4900.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, the Japanese Pine Beetle has killed a lot of trees in the last few years.  It's sad to see so many dead trees.  Where we live they try to control it but you can't control a whole forest.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxFN_zClgoanDwI3tudZ2gTrkojQ1Q-4T5oMR62Z3ayQsi7rWhPhKTGGCN_Z7iub5aKsxhHz3mnRyRle1CXXJyOkealbLC0yj0Q3WSGzcCgY1ffRnKyLi1j1YsQZhDxva20TaofTQ9Ng/s1600/IMG_4904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxFN_zClgoanDwI3tudZ2gTrkojQ1Q-4T5oMR62Z3ayQsi7rWhPhKTGGCN_Z7iub5aKsxhHz3mnRyRle1CXXJyOkealbLC0yj0Q3WSGzcCgY1ffRnKyLi1j1YsQZhDxva20TaofTQ9Ng/s640/IMG_4904.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">It's certainly worth the hike to see this view!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1c7iQoldGhjznV7w4JPXk3-Q44NZ5d3vSguZPkdjlpe84pzRIfz7-8E8KZMAU8CZIPptPkOtd-1z7SF7iLLwHoeNmiAJ9bJWYAFFwV6dir6XTkuOeXvf-6_qSf5Vhyphenhyphen-NHNmMdAodpY0/s1600/IMG_4906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1c7iQoldGhjznV7w4JPXk3-Q44NZ5d3vSguZPkdjlpe84pzRIfz7-8E8KZMAU8CZIPptPkOtd-1z7SF7iLLwHoeNmiAJ9bJWYAFFwV6dir6XTkuOeXvf-6_qSf5Vhyphenhyphen-NHNmMdAodpY0/s640/IMG_4906.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">On this side the Snake River feeds into the lake.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8ztqRk2ARAgukfqpdbuT2EeaJZw0XYnJdwOH2jjeg_36xKDyGkRSVJBhBpBS1YzsVTMcW9FiwpEBFeggxmh-X__FDbqhTSwdmLG1r3jMxC-OSj4vYj5lzcEXGx1iJ64kNxwxAIvU7_s/s1600/IMG_4911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8ztqRk2ARAgukfqpdbuT2EeaJZw0XYnJdwOH2jjeg_36xKDyGkRSVJBhBpBS1YzsVTMcW9FiwpEBFeggxmh-X__FDbqhTSwdmLG1r3jMxC-OSj4vYj5lzcEXGx1iJ64kNxwxAIvU7_s/s640/IMG_4911.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Some folks take life a little too seriously. </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Here's my baby always on guard and protecting her brood.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB87yEn8DJ8vnpRWbqycdldYWM-BIZh5vlPToF3Mrs_J3gY1bIU4niVB93M0kqeMITIK-9yCe4MgueCrGV9xU0JIOR9yY2Bb9EAsPcA7n3IQSwpvHil4AVD7tnR_SknA4xt42KFocOJ0s/s1600/IMG_4910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB87yEn8DJ8vnpRWbqycdldYWM-BIZh5vlPToF3Mrs_J3gY1bIU4niVB93M0kqeMITIK-9yCe4MgueCrGV9xU0JIOR9yY2Bb9EAsPcA7n3IQSwpvHil4AVD7tnR_SknA4xt42KFocOJ0s/s640/IMG_4910.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">While some are just happy for a short break from the hike.</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bbrt6xJHJQWPmkFXr-KKpGjdW6rYLqyY5NzqiFMiguWQR9dbUmmCfFfgk66nJ96ANPFGEUdtVhBjXZVpSmVuhP8JSG7GOrRZrKwqUCPzCGP45jSLQD86W-k9-GgcCuQR_zv0scSro_k/s1600/IMG_4907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bbrt6xJHJQWPmkFXr-KKpGjdW6rYLqyY5NzqiFMiguWQR9dbUmmCfFfgk66nJ96ANPFGEUdtVhBjXZVpSmVuhP8JSG7GOrRZrKwqUCPzCGP45jSLQD86W-k9-GgcCuQR_zv0scSro_k/s640/IMG_4907.jpg" width="640" /></a>Time to head down the trail. </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> We have hiked a total of about 4 1/2 miles.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for tagging along with us  on our hike.</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br />We'll be here enjoying life for the next week!</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Until Next Time,</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Beaux R'eves,</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">XO Cindy</span></i></div><br />

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